​Life Sciences × Healthcare Happy Hour: NYC

​A private, invite-only happy hour for the people building and backing New York's life sciences and healthcare scene — founders, operators, clinicians and investors — on a rooftop in Midtown Manhattan.

​Cocktail hour drinks, light bites, desserts and a room curated for guests building in BioTech, HealthTech, MedTech and Life Sciences.

​Featuring

Prashant Shah, CEO, o2h Ventures — serial entrepreneur; who co-founded two companies across technology and life sciences, the second in drug discovery (acquired). o2h Ventures seeds, incubates and invests in early-stage life science and technology companies.

​Co-Hosts

​Sharon Rao, MD — Physician-entrepreneur, exited EdTech founder and ex-COO of the largest MedEd brand (3M+ audience, 300K+ platform subscribers). Sharon hosts NYC's Healthcare × AI community and convenes founders, physicians and investors across the city.

​Eric Brandon, MD — NYC MedTech, startup BD and translational ventures; founder, Brandon Biotech; advisor, Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute.

​Title Sponsor

​Gadareth Higgs, PhD, Principal at Higgs Insights, LLC brings 15+ years across bioinformatics, consulting, and healthcare to the intersection of science, strategy, and finance. As the Head Life Sciences Partner at the VC firm Advantary Capital Partners, he pairs operational depth with investment insight to help portfolio companies thrive. Through Higgs Insights, he has doubled clients' investor interest, unlocked up to $40M for a single client (and ~$54M collectively), prepared founders to pitch in as little as four days, and secured a $1M LP commitment. His warm investor intros package has held above a 50% success rate since launching last June. Earlier, he led precision oncology, biotech, and healthcare consulting at ConcertAI and McKinsey, guiding transformations and due diligence on acquisitions exceeding $1B. With a Yale PhD in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, he brings rigorous analytical discipline to every investment decision. Healthcare and Life Sciences founders seeking investment should schedule a call with him here.

​Best regards,

​Gadareth Higgs, PhD Principal, Higgs Insights, LLC (203) 508-5687 Discovery Call - https://calendly.com/gadareth-higgsinsights/discover Connection Call - https://calendly.com/gadareth-higgsinsights/connect Website

​/gadarethhiggs https://www.advantary.co/ https://www.higgsinsights.com/

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​Who This is For

Life sciences and healthcare founders, biotech and medtech operators, clinicians building or advising, and the investors who back them.

​Photography will be on site during the event.

​Details

Friday, October 2 · 5:00 – 7:00 PM

​Rooftop venue, Midtown Manhattan · exact address shared with confirmed guests

​Smart casual